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Heroic Score196355th out of 4539
Number of Medals22
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score234159 of 4539
U.S. Army#118of 2023
World War II#182of 948
Pacific War#8of 37
Burma campaign#2of 14
Korean War (DOW)#1of 14
Battle of Unsan  (POW)#1of 1
Emil Kapaun
Captain, U.S. Army
Support & adopt this hero ↓World War IIPacific WarBurma campaignKorean War (DOW)Battle of Unsan  (POW)
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Legion of Merit
- Bronze Star Medal
- Purple Heart
- Prisoner of War Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- Army of Occupation Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Korean War Service Medal
- Taegeuk Cordon of the Order of Military Merit
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Emil Joseph Kapaun was an American Catholic priest and United States Army captain who served as a chaplain during World War II and the Korean War.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Legion of Merit(base 30)
+30Bronze Star Medal(base 15)
+15Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+51Heroic Score196 pts